Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), Muslim separatist movement in the southern Philippines that has employed guerrilla tactics and violence in its campaign for the creation of an independent democratic, Islamic (Theocratic) state (which would be ruled by sharia law).
Taking its name from the Muslim Moro peoples of Mindanao and other southern islands of the Philippines, the MNLF led an insurgency against the Philippine government that began in 1973, soon after President Ferdinand Marcos imposed martial law. The MNLF’s well-organized and sophisticated military force, known as the Bangsa Moro Army, had 30,000 fighters at the time of its greatest strength in the 1970s. [source: Britannica]
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PhilStar local news
written by Dennis Carcamo
Friday August 12, 2011
MANILA, Philippines - A suspected bomber and his companion were killed when an improvised bomb they were carrying exploded prematurely in front of a government office in Kidapawan City, before dawn today.
Superintendent Chino Mamburam, Kidapawan City police chief, identified the suspected bomber as Manampan Manalim and his companion, Kalim Indigay.
Mamburam said the improvised bomb that Manalim was carrying exploded while they were on a highway, in front of the National Irrigation Administration office in Barangay Amas, around 1 a.m.
Manalim died on the spot while Indigay died in a hospital.
Mamburam said that they were able to talk to Indigay before he died. He said they have yet to determine where the bombers intended to plant the improvised explosive device.
Reports said that Manalim was a member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
Police said that the attempted bombing attack could have been a part of a campaign by certain groups to disrupt the peace talks between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Philippine government.
The police chief said the police regional office has alerted Cotabato and nearby provinces for possible attacks.
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